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The Whole Nine Yards — Título Falsas Apariencias (España) Mi vecino, el asesino (Hispanoamérica) Ficha técnica Dirección Jonathan Lynn Producción Don Carmody Mike Drake Stephe … Wikipedia Español
(the) whole nine yards — the whole nine yards informal phrase everything go the whole nine yards (=do everything possible): We could go the whole nine yards and define every word in the sentence. Thesaurus: everything and including everythingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
the whole nine yards — ► the whole nine yards informal, chiefly N. Amer. everything possible or available. Main Entry: ↑whole … English terms dictionary
The whole nine yards — This article is about the phrase. For the film, see The Whole Nine Yards (film). The phrase the whole nine yards means completely, the whole thing, everything, e.g. I was mugged. They took my wallet, my keys, my shoes, – the whole nine yards! The … Wikipedia
the whole nine yards — phrasal : all of a related set of circumstances, conditions, or details : ball of wax herein who could learn the most about making records, about electronics and engineering, the whole nine yards Stephen Stills sometimes used adverbially with go… … Useful english dictionary
the whole nine yards — noun a) All the way; with everything done completely or thoroughly. They really went the whole nine yards with this party. b) And everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list. They put up balloons, baked a cake, sent out invitations… … Wiktionary
the whole nine yards — informal everything go the whole nine yards (= do everything possible): We could go the whole nine yards and define every word in the sentence … English dictionary
the whole nine yards — including all the work, doing the whole job, the whole ball of wax My goals include a degree, career, marriage, children the whole nine yards … English idioms
(the) whole nine yards — American, informal the whole of something, including everything that is connected with it. When I eat Mexican food, I like to have fajitas, bean dip, guacamole the whole nine yards … New idioms dictionary
the whole nine yards informal, — the whole nine yards informal, chiefly N. Amer. everything possible or available. → whole … English new terms dictionary
